He and his wife Tara have one son, Bryson, age two. His NBA career lasted six seasons with the Rockets, Chicago Bulls, and Charlotte and New Orleans Hornets.ĭrew graduated from Valparaiso in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in sports management and a minor in business. Bryce Homer Drew is an American college basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Grand Canyon Antelopes. Following his collegiate career, Drew again made school history when the Houston Rockets drafted him with the 16th pick in the 1998 NBA Draft, the first time a Crusader had been chosen in the first round. Drew, a three-time Horizon League Coach of the Year and two-time NABC District 12 Coach of the Year, comes to the Commodores after a five-year stint at Valparaiso, where he averaged 25 wins a season, won four regular season championships, and made four postseason appearances, two in the NCAA Tournament and two in the NIT, with the Crusaders.ĭrew also excelled internationally during his time on the court with the Crusaders, playing for the gold-medal winning Team USA at the World University Games in 1997. Bryce Drew had spent six seasons as an assistant under his father before becoming head. In April 2016, Bryce Drew became the ninth Commodore basketball coach of the modern era and 27th all time. This time, it was Bryce Drew's turn to follow his father's example. And bringing with him the knowledge that he played a pivotal role in elevating. (Photo courtesy of Grand Canyon Athletics) PHOENIX Bryce Drew is returning home. It begins play in the WAC Tournament Friday. And there's a lot of things that happened to them this year that I think was out of his control.8/22/16: Coach Bryce Drew, Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball First-year coach Bryce Drew led the Grand Canyon men’s basketball team to its first Western Athletic Conference title. When was Bryce Drew drafted Bryce Drew was drafted by Houston Rockets, 1st round (16th pick, 16th overall), 1998 NBA Draft. How much did Bryce Drew weigh when playing Bryce Drew weighed 185 lbs (83.9 kg) when playing. How tall is Bryce Drew Bryce Drew is 6'2' (1.88m) tall. ". But you hate to see it for someone that I respect as much as I respect Bryce. When was Bryce Drew born Bryce Drew was born on September 21, 1974. "The other guy (Shittu) didn't get to play. I think he missed most of the preseason (after rehabbing from ACL surgery). A guy that he built the program around (Garland) got hurt five games into the season," Barnes said. "He had put together a great recruiting class. 'I am so excited to be joining Bryce Drews staff and the GCU community,' Walker said at the time of his hiring. Tennessee coach Rick Barnes was asked about Drew's firing following the Vols' 77-70 win over Colgate in Friday's NCAA Tournament first-round game. Three-star point guard Scotty Pippen Jr., son of NBA great Scottie Pippen, committed to Vanderbilt in January. Four-star guard Austin Crowley and four-star forward Dylan Disu signed with the Commodores in November. Vanderbilt must now try to retain Drew's latest strong recruiting class, including two signees and one commitment. How Bryce Drew went from soaring to firing Korn Ferry, a consulting search firm in Los Angeles that found Turner to replace David Williams, will guide the basketball coaching search, a source told The Tennessean. 1. Vanderbilt will begin an immediate search for Drew's replacement. It's a major move for Turner, who became athletics director Feb. We want to thank you all for the enormous support and outpouring of love we have received today and wish the Commodores nothing but success in the future." From the fans to the faculty, we are grateful to have met so many fantastic people, and to have worked alongside some of the most remarkable student-athletes and coaches in the country.
We trust that the Lord has a wonderful plan for our next chapter. While these days are never easy, it is important to have faith and maintain the highest level of integrity. As members of the Commodore Nation, my family and I have been incredibly blessed during our time in the Nashville community. "It has been an honor to serve as the head basketball coach for Vanderbilt University the past three years.
And then he released a statement for his first tweet: But would he still have been Vanderbilt’s coach if Darius Garland had never been injured or if Malcolm Turner had not become athletics. I appreciate all of the contributions Bryce has made over the past three seasons to Vanderbilt, and we wish him all the best.”ĭrew responded by creating a Twitter account, which Drew confirmed via text message. Bryce Drew is the new basketball coach in Grand Canyon. Bryce has represented Vanderbilt in exceptional fashion in his time here.
"After careful consideration, we've decided to make a change to the leadership of our men’s basketball program. “Vanderbilt is committed to competing at the highest levels on and off the court," Turner said in a statement.
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